Common use of Transportation Planning Clause in Contracts

Transportation Planning. The Supplier/seller shall ensure that: • the vehicle to be used for transportation of the shipment is suitable for the type of load and proper for the planned course and condition of the road to be used for the transportation. • the vehicles are loaded in a manner allowing for safe unloading at the place of unloading by persons other than those being present at the loading. • the load is firmly fixed and secured against displacement and sliding inside the vehicle. Additionally, the safety equipment such as: straps, chains, or side posts (for transportation of steel, pipes, or other long products) are sufficient to carry the weight of the load. • depending on the type of load, each prefabricated component is fixed separately and then the components are secured all together. • the packing, pallets, straps, chains, stands, ladders, and frames are of good quality to ensure safe transportation and unloading. • vehicles for the transportation are equipped properly for reverse run and reverse driving, such as signal buzzer. • The responsibility for safe transportation of materials lies with the Supplier/seller, unless agreed otherwise when placing the order. • All instructions for safe delivery shall be given by the Supplier/seller to the driver who is to transport the materials and who shall report the arrival of the vehicle to the workplace in an agreed manner and shall confirm that the shipment is ready for unloading. • The responsibility for delivered materials passes on the Customer after written handover/takeover procedures and after receiving information and instructions for safe unloading defined by the Supplier/seller. • If unloading is a part of the ordered delivery, then responsibility for safe delivery of materials passes on the Customer after full unloading. • The Carrier’s driver is only allowed to enter the Customer’s site after the Customer’s appointed officer is aware of and approves such entry. • Specific responsibility for unloading shall always be agreed in advance or described in the Materials Delivery Plan. Both parties, the Supplier/seller and the Customer, shall keep one another informed of any material changes which could mean new risks so that the parties could make timely revision of the defined procedures for safe lifting, loading and unloading.